Pictures from around the globe from August 16th

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Former crew member Ray Stone (L) salutes on the flight deck at the U.S.S. Intrepid 70th Anniversary Commissioning Ceremony on August 16, 2013 in New York City. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum celebrated the 70th anniversary of the aircraft carrier's Commissioning with nearly 300 former U.S.S. Intrepid crew members from World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War and the Vietnam War.

Former crew member Ray Stone (L) salutes on the flight deck at the U.S.S. Intrepid 70th Anniversary Commissioning Ceremony on August 16, 2013 in New York City. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum celebrated the 70th anniversary of the aircraft carrier's Commissioning with nearly 300 former U.S.S. Intrepid crew members from World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War and the Vietnam War. (MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES)

Former crew member Ray Stone (L) salutes on the flight deck at the U.S.S. Intrepid 70th Anniversary Commissioning Ceremony on August 16, 2013 in New York City. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum celebrated the 70th anniversary of the aircraft carrier's Commissioning with nearly 300 former U.S.S. Intrepid crew members from World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War and the Vietnam War.